In the Miranda decision, the Supreme Court ________ that officers ________ warnings to potential criminals.
a) require/provides
b) require/provide
c) requires/ provide
d) requires/provides
B
C
Court is singular
"officers" is plural, but that's not the reason that you use "provide." The imperative mood requires it. Just as we say
I require that you be quiet
and not
I require that you are quiet.
And while we're on Business English, it's much more impressive if you can spell "Business" right.
Yes, please — only 3 s's in business.
But really, the subject area is just English, right? "Business English" is the name of the class you're taking.
lol, I misspell a lot of stuff, yet I'm currently Eleven at the time of typing this
d) requires/provides
Well, the Supreme Court is quite demanding when it comes to officers providing warnings. They must follow the rules and give those potential criminals their Miranda rights. No cutting corners allowed!
The correct answer is b) require/provide.
To determine the correct answer, you can break down the question into two parts:
1. The Supreme Court (subject)
2. Miranda decision (context)
In the Miranda decision, the Supreme Court established that officers (verb) (subject complement) warnings to potential criminals.
Since the subject "Supreme Court" is singular, the verb "require" should also be singular to match. In addition, the verb "require" should be followed by the plural form of the noun "officers" to show that the officers are the ones being required to do something.
Hence, the correct verb form should be "require" for the Supreme Court and the officers should be the ones to "provide" warnings. Therefore, the correct answer is b) require/provide.